Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Mogadore has lower unemployment (1.1%) than 94% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 22 minutes each way, next to 23 for Ohio and 26 for the U.S. Jobs and income earn Mogadore A−; getting around on foot earns it B−. Only 4% work in Mogadore itself; outside it, Akron draws the most (23%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Mogadore
Mogadore trades workers with the towns around it
Mogadore has about as many jobs (2,045) as working residents (1,908), but they are mostly different people: 1,833 residents leave for work each day while 1,970 people come in. Only 4% of the jobs in Mogadore are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Mogadore makes and builds things
65% of the jobs based in Mogadore are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Mogadore residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 20%. The jobs ↓
Mogadore and Akron trade workers both ways
Akron is the top workplace for Mogadore residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Mogadore come from (30% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Inside Mogadore’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mogadore is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #213 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment is its strongest input; the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (8.6%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mogadore could be anywhere from B to A+.
The workday shuffle in and out of Mogadore
On a workday 1,833 residents head out to work, 75 work right here, and 1,970 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.07 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Goods, not services: 65% of the jobs in Mogadore
2,045 jobs are based in Mogadore.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mogadore, 2013 → 2023: 1,937 → 2,045. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Mogadore’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the trip to work from Mogadore ends
Where Mogadore clocks in
23% of workers
5% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Mogadore’s commute takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mogadore workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,685 commuters (the 18% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far it is to work from Mogadore
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Mogadore, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mogadore is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns, #420 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Mogadore near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,062 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.7% of Mogadore households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Mogadore’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,200, Mogadore ranks 660th of 4,264 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 50 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 59 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 81 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 658 | Metamora Township MI | 4,573 | $109K | 3.9% | 3.1% | 6% | A− |
| 659 | Hilliar Township OH | 3,849 | $91K | 4.9% | 2.6% | 9% | A− |
| 660 | Mogadore OH | 3,816 | $83K | 8.6% | 1.1% | 4% | A− |
| 661 | Gardner Township IL | 4,551 | $104K | 1.1% | 3.8% | 4% | A− |
| 662 | Watab Township MN | 3,478 | $99K | 6.6% | 1.8% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,264 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Mogadore, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door is work for 25% of Mogadore
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mogadore workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mogadore | – | A− | B− | 22 min | $82,557 |
| Suffield Township | under 2% | A− | D | 27 min | $81,250 |
| Springfield Township | 2% | B− | C | 24 min | $66,282 |
| Akron | 23% | C− | A− | 22 min | $48,076 |
| Brimfield Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 26 min | $91,132 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Akron. Darker towns draw more of Mogadore’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Mogadore: questions
What is the median household income in Mogadore?
$82,557 (±$16,758) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mogadore?
8.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mogadore?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mogadore work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Akron (23%, 6 mi), Cleveland (5%, 33 mi), Tallmadge (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mogadore walkable?
Mogadore is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mogadore without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mogadore, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mogadore
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.